RFC1918 defines private networking for IPv4, including 10.x, 172.16.x, and 192.168.x. There is something you're not supposed to do with those addresses that I've been doing for 15+ years.
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Looking for a cheap VPS in the UK? Then you need to check out this offer from Glitch Servers!
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Text created by ChatGPT is good. Really good. Good enough to write a high school essay, or for that matter a college one. (But not a LowEndBox blog post, in case you're wondering). Here are some ways to immediately spot AI.
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In the RPM family tree, you've got several high quality distributions to choose from: RedHat Enterprise Linux, AlmaLinux, and Rocky Linux. They're very similar. Which one is right for you?
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Welcome to Fall! Community provider ColoCrossing is hosting a giveaway for our readers. You can win a Synology NAS, Meta Ray-Bans, a Quest VR, and more. Plus they have some really good deals for us! Check out this post to see how you can get some bonus entries.
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xposing port 22 to the internet invites bots and brute-force attacks. There are different ways to prevent this: changing your SSH port or implementing fail2ban. There's also port knocking, which we'll implement using knockd and the knock client.
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Just.Hosting asked us to feature their company with a special, limited time offer for LowEndBox readers. Starting at only $2.11 a month, these offers are at 55% off normal prices with the exclusive coupon code!
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We love dollar-a-month deals! Servitro has one for you in Germany. Read on to get in on a special bonus as well.
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If you have ever explored the Tor network, you have probably encountered the terms "relay," "bridge," and "exit node." Each plays a critical role in how Tor functions, yet they serve different purposes. If you're a hardcore Tor user, you probably understand the differences. If you're just looking to help out the project, you might not. Let's break the down so you understand which service is right for your VPS.
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Affordable Bytes has a sweet offer for your consideration: a 3GB VPS for only €3.00 / month! Check it out.
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Welcome to Fall! Community provider ColoCrossing is hosting a giveaway for our readers. You can win a Synology NAS, Meta Ray-Bans, a Quest VR, and more. Plus they have some really good deals for us! Check out this post to see how you can get some bonus entries.
Read MoreLimitless Hosting is celebrating their 9th anniversary, and they're doing it with some fantastic deals! Shared hosting starts at only $2/year...reseller at $10/year...and there's lots more.
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In 2025, Midjourney, Leonardo, and general AIs like ChatGPT are the leaders in the art generation space. Which of these in 2025 is the best? Let's run each of these through 10 prompts to try out different generation tasks.
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Do you need swap? Maybe. What happens if you don't? You'll meet the OOM Killer. Is that the end of the world? Let's look at the whole virtual memory landscape.
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Want to convert percentages to fractions? Add Roman numerals? You'd be surprised some of the things Google Sheets can do!goog
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If you're a sysadmin - and if you've got a VPS, you are - how do you learn about new security threats?
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If you're looking for new ways to reach your audience and don't have the budget for expensive AdWords campaigns or big advertising campaigns where you're competing head on with giant corporations, why not partner with LowEndBox and let us take your brand to the next level.
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Welcome to Fall! Community provider ColoCrossing is hosting a giveaway for our readers. You can win a Synology NAS, Meta Ray-Bans, a Quest VR, and more. Plus they have some really good deals for us! Check out this post to see how you can get some bonus entries.
Read MoreIn 1981, the coinop arcade video game era was in its golden age. And no game was more advanced than Polybius. But then one night, all the Polybius games disappeared suddenly. What happened?
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Have you heard any good web hosting jokes? I haven't. I tried to find some.
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Naming servers is one of the underrated dark arts of sysadmin life. Don't use something lame like "server1" or some clever encapsulation of prod vs. test and a four-digit number. Spice up your virtual life with a few of our suggestions.
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Gopher was all the rage in the early 90s before the World Wide Web took over. Let's take a look at this old school protocol and get a Gopher server running on a modern system.x
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What the heck is BGP and why should you care? Is it relevant to your day-to-day computing? Yes, but it may be a bit more involved than you need.
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Admit it - you bought systems you're not using. We've all done it! You see a good deal and can't resist. Or you have a grand vision for a vast digital empire but it never quite seems to get done (yet!). What do you do with all the spare LowEndBoxes you have lying around? Other than tracking them with MyIdlers, of course. There's a number of things you could consider doing with them to make the world a better place.
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Welcome to Fall! Community provider ColoCrossing is hosting a giveaway for our readers. You can win a Synology NAS, Meta Ray-Bans, a Quest VR, and more. Plus they have some really good deals for us!
Read MoreIn this tutorial, we'll show you how to setup a Minecraft game server on a Ubuntu VPS. But we won't stop at just starting the server but also will cover setting it up in systemd so it automatically starts/stops with the VPS boot, securing your Minecraft server with whitelisting, maintaining logs, and backing up your Minecraft server so you can roll back to earlier versions.
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Want to play D&D 5e with an AI GM? That's what AI Realm promises. I give it a spin and find it has some strengths and some weaknesses, and learn a little bit about what makes gaming satisfying for me.
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Like every other subsystem, Linux can't decide on just one filesystem. Which one (ext4, XFS, btrfs) is best for you?
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